Browsing by Author "Yigit, Muhammet Faruk"

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Examination of the Relationship Between the Empathic Tendencies and Sleep Quality of Caregivers of Cancer Patients
(Springer, 2025) Kerkez, Mujde; Yigit, Muhammet Faruk; Yazturk, Zeynep
Purpose The present study aims to reveal the relationship between the empathic tendencies and sleep quality of caregivers of cancer patients. Material and method This cross-sectional study was conducted with caregivers of cancer patients registered in the oncology unit of a hospital between May and July 2024 (n = 346). The study data were collected using a sociodemographic information form, the Empathic Tendency Scale, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. The data were analyzed using the Pearson correlation and hierarchical regression analyses as well as descriptive statistics. Findings. 59.5% of the participants were female and 88.2% lived with patients. 62.7% of the cancer patients were male and 61.1% were partially dependent in daily life activities. The caregivers had a mean total score of 70.58 +/- 16.85 on the Empathic Tendency Scale and a mean total score of 4.40 +/- 3.94 on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. It was found that there was a negative, strong, and statistically significant relationship between the mean total scores on the Empathic Tendency Scale and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (r = - 0.924; p < 0.001). According to the hierarchical regression model, certain sociodemographic features of the caregivers explained the variance in empathic tendency (Adj. R-2 = 0.607; p < 0.001), whereas when sleep quality components were added to the model, the variance in empathic tendency was explained (Adj. R-2 = 0.896; p < 0.001). Conclusion The caregivers of cancer patients were found to have high empathic tendencies, which was associated with high sleep quality. Furthermore, low empathic tendencies among the caregivers were found to be primarily associated with increasing length of care and advancing patient age. The findings underscore the pivotal role that empathic approaches play in enhancing the quality of care, underscoring the necessity for augmented interventions that prioritize a compassionate approach, and the management of empathy in caregivers of cancer patients.
Hepatoprotective Effect of Nigella Sativa L. Extract in Methyl Parathion Exposed Rats
(Parlar Scientific Publications (p S P), 2019) Berkoz, Mehmet; Kahraman, Tahir; Yildirim, Metin; Yigit, Muhammet Faruk; Allahverdiyev, Oruc
Methyl parathion (MP) is an organophosphorus pesticide that can induce hepatotoxicity in living organisms. Although many plant extracts have been utilized againts MP induced liver injury, it has not yet known whether Nigella sativa L. extract (NSE) has protective effects or not. We aim to investigate the hepatoprotective effect of NSE through the oxidative stress and anti-inflammatory pathways. A total of 28 rats were divided into 4 groups; control, MP, NSE and MP + NSE. We measured liver MDA level and antioxidant parameters, hepatic function enzyme, plasma cytokine levels, liver MPO activity, liver iNOS and COX-2 mRNA levels and MAPK/NF-kappa b protein levels. Our data showed that MP increased hepatic function tests, liver MDA level and MPO activity, plasma proinflammatory cytokines, liver iNOS and COX-2 rnRNA and MAPKs protein levels and decreased antioxidant parameters, antiinflammatory cytokine and liver NF-kappa b protein levels. NSE decreased hepatic function tests, liver MDA level and MPO activity, plasma proinflammatory cytokines, liver iNOS and COX-2 mRNA and MAPKs protein levels and increased antioxidant parameters, anti-inflammatory cytokine and liver NF-kappa b protein levels in the MP treated rats. These results suggested the antiinflammatory and antioxidative function of NSE in MP induced liver injury.
Mediating Role of Psychological Well-Being in the Effect of Spirituality on Attitudes Toward Death in the Elderly
(Wiley, 2025) Sarpdagi, Yakup; Yigit, Muhammet Faruk; Aydin, Muhammet Ali; Yildirim, Mehmet Salih; Ciftci, Necmettin; Yildiz, Metin
Background: Spirituality and psychological well-being are important in shaping attitudes toward death. Objective: This study was conducted to determine the mediating role of psychological well-being in the effect of spirituality on attitudes toward death in the elderly. Method: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in a province of Turkey between February 2024 and June 2024 with 467 individuals aged 65 years and older. The variables affecting attitudes toward death were identified by conducting mediation analysis and predictive analysis with a machine learning approach. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0, G*Power 3.1, R programming language 4.1.3 programs. Results: In our study, the effect of spirituality on psychological well-being was found to be positive and statistically significant (coefficient = 0.660, P < 0.001). The direct effect of spirituality on neutrality and approaching acceptance, sub-dimensions of attitude toward death, was significant (coefficient = 1.603, P < 0.001), and its indirect effect through psychological well-being was also significant (coefficient = 0.179, lower limit confidence interval (LLCI) = 0.085, upper limit CI (ULCI) = 0.309). The direct effect of spirituality on escape acceptance (coefficient = 0.571, P < 0.001), one of the attitudes toward death sub-dimensions, was significant, but the mediation effect of psychological well-being was not significant (LLCI = -0.049, ULCI = 0.0438). The direct effect of spirituality on fear and avoidance of death, one of the attitudes toward death sub-dimensions, was not statistically significant at the 95% confidence level (coefficient = 0.094, P = 0.433). The indirect effect of psychological well-being on fear and avoidance of death was negative and significant (coefficient = -0.136, LLCI = -0.233, ULCI = -0.031). Conclusion: In this study, as spirituality increases, attitudes toward death also increase positively. It was found that as spirituality increases, people tend to have a more positive acceptance and approach toward death. This study suggests that spirituality may influence emotional responses to death and shape attitudes toward death, particularly neutral acceptance and escape acceptance. As psychological well-being increases in the elderly, acceptance of death increases and fear of death decreases. In the study, prediction with different machine learning approaches is proposed. Longitudinal studies on attitudes toward death are recommended.
The Relationship Between Artificial Intelligence Anxiety and Unemployment Anxiety Among University Students
(Sage Publications inc, 2025) Ucar, Mehmet; Capuk, Huseyin; Yigit, Muhammet Faruk
Background: The idea that people will lose their jobs because of robots with artificial intelligence is one of the biggest recent concerns about artificial intelligence technology. There are predictions that unemployment will increase with the introduction of robots into the business sector, and due to artificial intelligence, automation in the production sector will make work completed by robots more practical than the efforts accomplished by humans. Objective: This study aimed to assess the correlation between artificial intelligence anxiety and the level of unemployment anxiety among university students. Methods: As a cross-sectional and descriptive study, the population comprised of 10,682 university students actively enrolled at a university. While the minimum sample size was calculated as 371 students, the research included 476 students as participants. The study used the 'Personal Information Form', 'Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Scale', and 'Unemployment Anxiety Scale' as data collection tools. Results: The demographic information of the participants follows: 50.4% were male, 33.8% were freshmen, and 96.2% were single. The total score averages for the Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Scale and Unemployment Anxiety Scale are 56.00 +/- 15.51 and 53.52 +/- 11.55, respectively. A statistically significant difference between the participants' score averages on the Artificial Intelligence Anxiety Scale and the Unemployment Anxiety Scale was identified for gender, major/college, trust in technology, and use of artificial intelligence (p < 0.05). There was a moderately positive relationship between artificial intelligence anxiety and unemployment anxiety level total score averages (p < 0.01). Conclusions: There were high scores among participants for artificial intelligence anxiety and unemployment anxiety.